Court: Hazlet to see townhouses The Courier,July 22 Posted:07/22/08
Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson overturned Hazlet Township's denial of the Elegant Properties LLC application to build 26 townhouses on Poole Avenue.
Lawson rendered a decision against Hazlet Township Friday morning, by granting Elegant Properties a motion for summary judgment in its builder's remedy suit.
The township was assigned a special master, at its expense, to oversee the proceedings, documents said.
The Poole Avenue property was zoned for 11 single-family houses and neighboring residents protested the development of 26 townhouses on the property. Therefore, the Township Committee denied the rezone, which had been a means to settle the dispute between he parties.
Court documents stated that Elegant Properties was ready, willing and able to construct up to 63 townhouses on the 4-acre piece of property. Elegant Properties has expressed intent to purchase other properties in the township for similar development.
Check Thursday's Courier for a more detailed story.
